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Start your day off right with breakfast or lunch at Zinqué, the French-inspired, day-to-night destination. For dinner, enjoy Southwestern cuisine with a Mexican twist at Old Town Tortilla Factory, set in a historic adobe home with an expansive patio. And, satisfy a dessert craving with ice cream at the historic Sugar Bowl.
Zinqué 4712 N. Goldwater Blvd. www.lezinque.com
Old Town Tortilla Factory 6910 E. Main St. www.oldtowntortillafactory.com
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Explore art at American Fine Art Inc., wander the Arts District during ArtWalk, dine at Zinqué, raise a glass at AZ/88.
SHOP DRINK
Art lovers head to American Fine Art Inc., a world-renowned international art publisher and fine art gallery. For jewelry, head to The Estate Watch & Jewelry Company. And, for a variety of women’s fashions and home accessories, those-in-the-know head to Jules & JC. Award-winning cocktails and top-notch martinis are on the menu at AZ/88, while it’s drinks and a nightlife experience at Dierks Bentley's Whiskey Row. For an iconic experience, head to Rusty Spur Saloon, Scottsdale’s oldest bar, and find live music daily.
AZ/88 7353 Scottsdale Mall www.az88.com
American Fine Art 3908 N. Scottsdale Road www.americanfineartgallery.com
The Estate Watch & Jewelry Company 7121 E. 5th Ave. www.watchlink.com
Jules & JC 7052 E. 5th Ave. www.julesandjc.com
Dierks Bentley's Whiskey Row 4420 N. Saddlebag Trail www.dierkswhiskeyrow.com
Rusty Spur Saloon 7245 E. Main St. www.rustyspursaloon.com
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On Thursday evenings from 6:30-9 p.m., head to the free ArtWalk in Old Town Scottsdale’s Arts District for artist receptions, events, and more. Work together to solve a puzzle while being driven through the area with Puzzle Rides. For a cultural experience, head to Wonderspaces at Scottsdale Fashion Square and view artwork from festivals and fairs around the world.
ArtWalk www.scottsdalegalleries.com
Puzzle Rides www.puzzlerides.com
The Dish
The palate-pleasing plates that put Valley venues on the map
BY ALISON BAILIN BATZ
THE HOT CHICK AT THE HOT CHICK BUTTERMILK BUNS AT MOWRY & COTTON
Buzz. All restaurants want it, and the best way to go about getting it is to create a dish so extraordinary that it transforms diners to devotees. Here are some of the Valley’s buzziest dishes, each of which helped bring its restaurant into the culinary consciousness of customers far and wide.
THE ORIGINAL CHIMICHANGA AT MACAYO’S
Legend has it the dish—the first chimichanga on record, in fact—was created by accident in 1946 when the restaurant’s founder accidentally dropped a burrito into the hot deep fryer. Recognizing this mistake as something more like destiny, he topped this deep-fried burrito with cheese, relleno sauce, sour cream, and pico de gallo. Still available on the menu in many forms all these years later, we are especially fond of the Chimi de Macayo with rice, beans, and guacamole.
Multiple Valley locations; www.maycos.com
BRUSCHETTA BOARD AT POSTINO
This board—which was introduced in 2001 when the first-ever Postino opened in Arcadia—launched at least a dozen “bottle and board” nights and creative shareable offerings via boards across Arizona. But, this was the first kid on the block, a smattering of carb-laden goodness featuring four pieces of thick bread topped with the guests’ choice of five to 10 toppings, ranging from traditional tomato, mozzarella, and basil to warm artichoke spread to prosciutto with mascarpone.
While working at the now-shuttered Cowboy Ciao, chef Bernie Kantak artfully spooned chopped arugula, smoked salmon, pearl couscous, pepitas, asiago cheese, dried sweet corn, marinated Roma tomatoes, and buttermilk herb dressing onto a plate. As visually appealing as it was addictively appetizing, the dish soon became Arizona’s unofficial state salad. When Kantak moved on to open Citizen Public House and The Gladly, he brought his famed salad with him, to constant continued acclaim.
Citizen Public House: 7111 E. 5th Ave., Scottsdale; www.citizenpublichouse.com. The Gladly: 2201 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix; www.thegladly.com
CRUNCHY TACOS AT CRUJIENTE TACOS
The modern taqueria’s namesake tacos (crujiente actually translates to crunchy in English) are inspired by Executive Chef Rich Hinojosa’s upbringing in south Texas, where crunchy tacos are a staple. Prepared with fried-to-order, hard-shell corn tortillas and heaped with beef, green chile pork, birria-style lamb, or even potato for vegetarians, each taco is packed with slow-cooked fillings, fresh vegetables, and house-made salsas.
3961 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix; www.crutacos.com
THE HOT CHICK AT THE HOT CHICK
Yes, the entire restaurant is named for one sandwich. And yes, it is that good. A take on the popular Southern dish, the hot chick boasts an ultra-juicy chicken breast fried and spiced to perfection before being paired with cooling coleslaw and equal parts 21
salty and sour pickles. All placed between a golden-brown, fluffy brioche bun, it will transport you from the Southwest to the Southeast with one bite.
STEAK BOARDS AT STK STEAKHOUSE
Out to make its Linz’-sourced meat stand out, STK Steakhouse innovated a board concept for its best cuts. The customizable and coveted must on any visit includes any cut of meat, including the filet, New York strip, dry-aged Delmonico, cowgirl ribeye, porterhouse, or even the tomahawk, as well as a steak a topping of choice (think king crab Oscar, shrimp, or peppercorn crust), and multiple sides to go along with it.
BUTTERMILK BUNS AT MOWRY & COTTON
When Mowry & Cotton opened at The Phoenician, those in charge sought an approachable dish that would showcase the locale’s massive hearth oven. Enter Executive Sous Chef Rebecca Tillman’s secret family recipe for buttermilk buns. Using a recipe from memory that was passed down by her grandmother, Tillman expertly crafted the most appealing of appetizers, pairing them with citrus sea salt butter, seasonal jam, and duck fat butter for dunking.
EGGPLANT BITES AT PHOENIX CITY GRILLE
This tapas-style dish brings together piquillo peppers, tomato jam, local Crow’s Dairy feta, arugula, and sherry with chopped eggplant, all cocooned in a crispy shell and fried to perfection. The shareable starter is one of the only menu items that has been
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A steak board at STK Scottsdale; meatballs at The Sicilian Butcher; The Original Chopped Salad at Citizen Public House and The Gladly.
available since day one. It is so popular that guests simply will not let it be removed from the menu!
SMOKED PRIME RIB AT LOVECRAFT
Owner and New Mexico native Rebecca Golden trained barbeque masters before opening Lovecraft. It shows with this 16 oz. smoked prime rib rubbed with New Mexican spices and cooked with pecan and hickory smoked wood until rare. Paired with garlic mashed potatoes, asparagus, horseradish, and au jus, the dish is only available on weekends until it’s sold out—and it always sells out.
3128 E. Cactus Road, Phoenix; www.lovecraftphx.com meat. And while its gourmet burgers and prime rib dishes are extremely popular, its steaks cooked over a wood-burning mesquite grill set the standard for epic epicurean evenings seven nights a week. The 8 oz. filet, which is sous vide and dry-aged to add sweetness, slight bitterness, and depth, has had tongues wagging since day one.
15406 N. Maricopa Road, Maricopa; www.caesars.com
MEATBALLS AT THE SICILIAN BUTCHER
These nonna-approved and customizable meatballs—available in turkey, steak, eggplant, or even chicken Parmesan-style—are hand-rolled daily to guests’ delight. The accompanying sauces, of which there are 10 including bolognese, carbonara, parmigiano cream, and marinara, are simmered for hours.
Gear up for this month’s auto auctions
WRITTEN AND COMPILED BY MICHELLE GLICKSMAN
AUCTION MANIA
The Valley of the Sun is known worldwide for its famous January vintage and collector car auctions. Thousands from around the world head to the Valley to view, bid, and enjoy the energy of the auctions. Whether you’re a serious collector or just an auto enthusiast, these events will get your engines revving.
BARRETT-JACKSON SCOTTSDALE AUCTION
This year the famous auto auction company kicks off celebrating 50 years of The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions with its Scottsdale Auction, held Jan. 22-30 at WestWorld of Scottsdale. The automotive lifestyle event features the auction, automobilia, the latest vehicles from top automakers, symposiums on numerous automotive-related topics, hundreds of exhibits and displays, and thrill rides.
Unique vehicles crossing the auction block this year include an extremely rare 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder, which is one of only 918 of the hybrid hypercars produced worldwide. It is offered with No Reserve. There’s also a 1967 Ford Mustang Eleanor Tribute Edition owned by seven-time Major League Baseball All Star and three-time World Series champion Buster Posey, and a restored 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe, which is one of just 855 made in 1955.
Also set to attend this famous event? Grammy Awardwinning artist Pitbull. Pitbull will accompany a 2022 Karma GS-6, which is custom-built, across the auction block to benefit The SLAM Foundation and Selfless Love Foundation, two charities focused on bettering the lives of underserved youth.
Music icon Bret Michaels will also be on hand on Fri., Jan. 28, to sell his personal 2007 Bentley Continental GT. Michaels will donate a portion of the proceeds to his Life Rocks Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3).
Tip: On Jan. 22, children ages 12 and under can attend for free. 16601 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale; www.barrett-jackson.com
RM SOTHEBY’S
RM Sotheby’s returns to the grounds of the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa for its 23rd annual Arizona event on Jan. 27. It will feature a variety of automobiles across numerous eras, with sports cars and a single-owner collection as some of the highlights.
TOP: BARRETT-JACKSON'S SCOTTSDALE AUCTION. BOTTOM (FROM RIGHT): A 1908 FORD MODEL-T TOURING AND A 1958 AC ACE ROADSTER, BOTH SET FOR AUCTION AT BONHAMS
The Tenenbaum Collection, a collection of nine European sports and supercars—including a 1987 Porsche 959, one of the most iconic and technically advanced cars of its era—will be available.
Other cars also set for auction include a 1964 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster; a one-of-one 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing; a 1988 Cizeta-Moroder V16T (the only one in existence to be offered by its original owner); and a restored and certified 1967 Lamborghini 400 GT 2+2.
BONHAMS
Bonhams returns to Arizona on Jan. 27 with its season-opening motor car sale, The Scottsdale Auction, staged on the lawns of The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa.
Over the past 10 years, the sale has offered rare, valuable, and collectible motor cars of the highest caliber, achieving numerous world records—notably including a 1963 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight Competition, the 10th of the dozen Lightweights built, which sold in 2017 for $7,370,000, becoming both the most valuable E-Type and most valuable post-1960 Jaguar to ever sell at auction.
The 2022 sale, which will present more than a century of automotive history, will see a matching numbers, a special-order color 1958 AC Ace Roadster, benefiting from a superb specialist nut-and-bolt restoration, and a wealth of options from new. A 1908 Model-T Touring will also be available.
6902 E. Greenway Pkwy., Scottsdale; www.bonhams.com
GOODING & CO.
Another staple on the auction scene is Gooding & Co.—but for 2022, this company is going mainly online with a unique Geared Online event. An exclusive showcase in Scottsdale will be open to registered bidders only.
The online catalogue is open as of Tues., Jan. 18, and the bidding runs from Jan. 24-28.
THE GUIDE
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FAVORITES PENSKE RACING MUSEUM
At the Penske Racing Museum, view a collection of cars, trophies, and racing memorabilia chronicling the career of Penske Racing, which has more than 50 years of racing experience and over 500 major race wins. On exhibit are Indianapolis 500-mile race winners, including the 1985 March Ford driven by Danny Sullivan to win the 1985 Indy 500. There is also a replica of the 1963 Pontiac Catalina that Roger Penske drove to victory in the 1963 Riverside 250, as well as Joey Logano’s 2015 Daytona 500 Winning Ford Fusion. 7191 E. Chauncey Lane, Phoenix; www.penskeautomall.com/penske-racing-museum
